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Everything needed to plan for the Salesforce Administrator (Administrator) exam: number of questions, time limit, passing score, and the official domain weightings. For the study checklist itself, see the Administrator study guide.
Salesforce Administrator (Administrator) is a Associate level Salesforce certification exam with about 60 questions in 105 minutes, requiring 65% to pass. It covers 10 official domains: Standard and Custom Objects (14%); Security and Access (13%); Workflow and Process Automation (13%); Sales Cloud Applications (12%); Service Cloud Applications (11%); Data Management (10%); Analytics and Reports (10%); Users and Permissions (7%); Productivity and Collaboration (7%); Organizational Setup (3%).
Exam code
Administrator
Questions
~60
Time limit
105 min
Passing score
65%
Official domains
10
Level
Associate
Provider
Salesforce
Practice questions
150+ on CertStud
| Domain | Weight | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Standard and Custom Objects | 14% | Configure objects and fields |
| Security and Access | 13% | Configure security and access settings |
| Workflow and Process Automation | 13% | Automate business processes |
| Sales Cloud Applications | 12% | Configure Sales Cloud features |
| Service Cloud Applications | 11% | Configure Service Cloud features |
| Data Management | 10% | Manage Salesforce data |
| Analytics and Reports | 10% | Create reports and dashboards |
| Users and Permissions | 7% | Manage users and security |
| Productivity and Collaboration | 7% | Configure productivity features |
| Organizational Setup | 3% | Configure Salesforce organization |
Percentages reflect published official domain weightings. Prerequisite knowledge and current scoring rules are confirmed on the Salesforce exam page before booking.
The Administrator exam has approximately 60 questions. Question counts can vary slightly between deliveries, so treat 60 as the planning figure rather than a fixed number.
Candidates get about 105 minutes to complete the Administrator exam, which works out to roughly 2 minute(s) per question at 60 questions.
The Administrator exam requires 65% to pass. Scores are reported on a scaled rather than a raw percentage basis, so a passing result does not correspond to a simple count of correct answers.
The Administrator exam covers 10 official domains: Organizational Setup (3%), Users and Permissions (7%), Security and Access (13%), Standard and Custom Objects (14%), Sales Cloud Applications (12%), Service Cloud Applications (11%), Productivity and Collaboration (7%), Data Management (10%), Analytics and Reports (10%), Workflow and Process Automation (13%).
Standard and Custom Objects carries the heaviest weighting on the Administrator exam at 14% of the exam. Configure objects and fields
Administrator is the exam code for Salesforce Administrator (Salesforce Certified Administrator), a Associate level Salesforce certification exam covering 10 domains.
The Administrator exam reports 65% on a scaled score. Plan for roughly 60 questions across 105 minutes, weighted by domain: 14% Standard and Custom Objects, 13% Security and Access, 13% Workflow and Process Automation, 12% Sales Cloud Applications, 11% Service Cloud Applications, 10% Data Management, 10% Analytics and Reports, 7% Users and Permissions, 7% Productivity and Collaboration, 3% Organizational Setup.
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